Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer’s Cross, in Gold Hold the pinback bearing an illegible

the pinback bearing an illegible maker’s mark

Just above the piping and pips on the left sleeve is a 75 mm long wound stripe composed of two parallel rows of copper bullion wire

engraver marked "LUDVIG" on the reverse

absent the typical cut-out adjacent to the base of the gun

the visible portion of the certificate measuring 20 cm (w) x 27 cm (h)

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer’s Cross, in Gold Hold the pinback bearing an illegible(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. Constructed of 18kt Gold, with blue, green, red, and white enamels, suspended from a fixed loop and swivel ring suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a white enameled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enameled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red